A PROJECTOR AND A METHOD OF HOLDING THE PROJECTOR
A projector and a method for holding the projector, which can prevent the projector from dropping and which can prevent noise emission. The projector of the present disclosure includes resin housing having multiple mounting portions, hanging metal plate disposed inside housing, at least one metal member disposed inside housing, connected to hanging metal plate, and integrated with hanging metal plate to form a loop shape, grounding member that is connected to the loop shape and grounds hanging metal plate, hanging metal fitting for fixing housing to a wall surface or ceiling, fixing member for fixing hanging metal fitting from the outside of housing to multiple portions, the hanging metal plate being fixed to hanging metal fitting through fixing member in at least one portions.
The present invention relates to a projector and a method of holding the projector.
BACKGROUND ARTProjectors that project images onto a screen are typically placed approximately in front of the screen, on a floor or a desk, or installed on a ceiling, wall, or the like.
When installing the projector on the ceiling, fix a hanging metal fitting to the ceiling in the state where the hanging metal fitting fixed to the mounting portion of the projector with male screws. Here, when female screws of the mounting portion of the projector are formed by inserting a metal nut into a boss formed in a resin housing, due to damage to the boss based on chemical cracks or aging deterioration, there is a possibility that the projector will fall.
Therefore, Patent Document 1 discloses an example of a projector in which steps to prevent falling are taken.
Projector described in Patent Document 1 includes a resin housing, a metal shield disposed inside the housing, an insert nut that is inserted into the housing and configured to be usable for fixing to a predetermined external member. The insert nut includes a fixing portion which is attached to the metal shield while being inserted into the housing. Then, a ceiling hanging metal fitting for hanging the projector on the ceiling is attached to the insert nut. Thus, the projector is fixed to the ceiling using the ceiling hanging metal fitting. Further, the metal shield inside the housing is a sheet metal member having a relatively large L-shape. Major components of the projector are fixed to the metal shield. As a result, in a state where the projector is suspended on the ceiling or the like, if the resin housing is burned by a fire or if cracks occur in the resin housing due to severe use environment, only the main components by the metal shield can be held in a state of being suspended from the ceiling. In other words, it is possible to prevent the main components of the projector from falling.
LITERATURE OF THE PRIOR ART Patent DocumentsPatent Document 1: JP2015-004780A
SUMMARY OF INVENTION Problem to be Solved by the InventionSince the projector described in Patent Document 1 is provided with a metal shield, the metal shield can be an antenna for radiating noise (unnecessary radiation).
Furthermore, if the shape or mounting method of the metal shield is poor, there is a possibility that strong noise will be radiated from the metal shield.
That is, the metal shields used to fix the projector to the ceiling may be responsible for EMIs (Electromagnetic Interference).
In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a projector and a holding method of the projector, which can prevent dropping of the projector and noise emission.
Means for Solving the ProblemThe projector of the present invention is provided with a resin housing having a plurality of mounting portions; a hanging metal plate that is disposed inside the housing; at least one metal member that is disposed inside the housing and forms a loop shape by connecting to the hanging metal plate; a grounding member that is connected to the loop shape and grounds the hanging metal plate; hanging a metal fitting for fixing the housing to a wall surface or ceiling; a fixing member for fixing the hanging metal fitting from the outside of the housing to the plurality of mounting portions; and the hanging metal plate that is fixed to the hanging metal fitting through the fixing member in at least one of the mounting portions.
A method of holding a projector, the projector that is configured to a resin housing having a plurality of mounting portions; a hanging metal plate that is disposed inside the housing; at least one metal member that is disposed inside the housing and that forms a loop shape by connecting to the hanging metal plate; a grounding member that is connected to the loop shape and grounds the hanging metal plate; a hanging metal fitting; the present method is provided with the steps of: fixing the hanging metal fitting to the plurality of mounting portions; fixing the hanging metal fitting to the hanging metal plate using a fixing member in at least one of the mounting portions: fixing the housing to a wall surface or ceiling.
Effect of the InventionAccording to the present invention, it is possible to prevent dropping of the projector, and it is possible to prevent noise emission.
Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First Example Embodiment (Structure)Referring to
Mounting portions 251,252,253,254 have a female screw. By heat press inserting the insert nut into the through hole provided in resin housing 210 on bottom surface 41, the female screws of mounting portions 251 and 252 located on the side closer to front surface 43 are formed. On the other hand, the configuration of the female screws of mounting portions 253 and 254 will be described later. The mounting portion 253 and mounting portion 254 are approximately equal in distance to rear surface 42 and are located closest to rear surface 42 among four mounting portions 251,252,253,254. In other words, mounting portion 251 and the mounting portion 252 are farther from the rear surface 42 having the terminal ports 170 than mounting portion 253 and mounting portion 254. The mounting portion 254 is a straight line passing over mounting portion 253 of bottom surface 41 which is located on a straight line substantially parallel to the straight side connecting rear surface 42 and bottom surface 41. Fixing member 190 fixes the hanging metal fitting 260 to each mounting portion 251,252,253,254. In the present embodiment, as an example, the fixing member 190 is a male screw.
The hanging metal fitting 260 has a well-known ceiling or wall surface holding mechanism, which will not be described in detail. Further, the hanging metal fitting 260, as shown in
Next, with reference to
Hanging metal plate 220, terminal panel 150 and metal plate ground 130 are all conductive sheet metal members. Referring to
So that terminal ports 170 are exposed to the outside of housing 210, connector terminals are attached to terminal panel 150. Terminal panel 150 is located in the vicinity of rear surface 42 of projector 10 to form a surface having a plurality of terminal ports 170 on rear surface 42 of projector 10 (see
Hanging metal plate 220 is used for mounting hanging metal fitting 260 which is attached to the outside of housing 210. Hanging metal plate 220 has caulking nut 231 at the position of mounting portion 253 of housing 210, and caulking nut 232 at the position of mounting portion 254 (see
Referring again to
Next, the operation and effect of the first example embodiment will be described. In the electrical device, an unintentional noise current may flow through the sheet metal member, causing the sheet metal member to function as an antenna and to radiate noise. Referring to
Further, as described above, hanging metal plate 220 is connected to hanging metal fitting 260 electrically with low resistance (see
Furthermore, in projector 10, as shown in
In view of the above, next, in projector 10 the reason why the function of the hanging metal plate 220 as an antenna for radiating noise is prevented will be described.
Next, the reason why the drop of the projector 10 is prevented will be described. In all mounting portions, the hanging metal fitting is not fixed to the sheet metal member inside the resin housing, but the hanging metal fitting is fixed to the insert nut embedded in the mounting portions. With this configuration, there is a risk that the mounting portions may be damaged and the projector may drop due to the aging of the resin in the mounting portions or the occurrence of chemical cracks. However, in the projector 10, as shown in
Further, in projector 10, hanging metal fitting 260, at two locations of mounting portion 253 and mounting portion 254, is fixed to hanging metal plate 220 (see
Further, in the position of mounting portion 253 and mounting portion 254, although hanging metal fitting 260 is fixed to hanging metal plate 220, in the position of mounting portion 251 and mounting portion 252, hanging metal fitting 260 is not fixed to hanging metal plate 220. Thus, projector 10 does not need to include large hanging metal plate 220 (see
The mounting portion 254 is located on a straight line passing over mounting portion 253 of bottom surface 41, and on a straight line substantially parallel to the side of the straight line connecting rear surface 42 and bottom surface 41 (See
The configuration of the projector described in the above embodiment is only an example, and it is needless to say that the configuration may be changed within a range not departing from the gist of the present invention.
For example, in the configuration described above, for fixing hanging metal fitting 260, hanging metal plate 220 has a caulking nut 231, 232, but it may have a burling or welding nut in place of the caulking nut.
Further, in the above-described configuration, in order to form the loop shape, three types of sheet metal materials, that is, hanging metal plate 220, terminal panel 150, and metal plate ground 130 are used, but terminal panel 150 and metal plate ground 130 are an example of a metal member. The loop shape may be formed by connecting another metal member to hanging metal plate 220.
Second Example Embodiment (Structure)Housing 51 has a plurality of mounting portions 511. The housing 51 is made of resin.
Hanging metal plate 52 is disposed inside housing 51.
Metal member 53 is disposed inside housing 51 to form a loop shape by connecting hanging metal plate 52.
Grounding member 54 is connected to the loop shape, to ground hanging metal plate 52.
Hanging metal fitting 55 fixes housing 51 to the wall surface or ceiling.
Fixing member 56 fixes the hanging bracket 55 from the outside of the housing 51 to a plurality of mounting portions 511.
Further, hanging metal plate 52 is fixed to hanging metal fitting 55 through fixing member 56 in at least one mounting portion 511.
(Effects)Next, the operation and effect of the second example embodiment will be described.
In projector 50, hanging metal fitting 55 is fixed to metal hanging metal plate 52 inside resin housing 51. Therefore, even if the resin of mounting portion 511 is damaged, hanging metal fitting 55 supports projector 50 using hanging metal fitting plate 52. That is, it is possible to prevent projector 50 from dropping.
Further, metal member 53 forms a loop shape by connecting hanging metal plate 52. The loop shape is also grounded using grounding member 54. Therefore, the end portion of hanging metal plate 52 is prevented from forming an open end to form a dipole antenna. Because the dipole antenna is not configured, projector 50 can reduce noise radiated from hanging metal plate 52. That is, the projector 50 can prevent the emission of noise.
EXPLANATION OF REFERENCE NUMBERS10 Projector
130 Metal Plate Ground
131 End portion
132 End portion
150 Terminal panel
151 End portion
152 End portion
170 Terminal port
180 Projection Lens
190 Fixing member
200 Grounding member
201 Power supply inlet
203 Ground terminal
210 Housing
211 Hole
212 Counterbore
220 Hanging metal plate
221 End portion
222 End portion
231 Caulking nut
231a female screw portion
232 Caulking nut
241 One end
242 Other end
251 Mounting portion
252 Mounting portion
253 Mounting portion
254 Mounting portion
260 Metal fitting
270 Power supply
41 Bottom surface
42 Rear surface
43 Front surface
50 Projector
51 Housing
511 Mounting portions
52 Hanging metal plate
53 Metal member
54 Grounding member
55 Hanging metal fitting
56 Fixing member
Claims
1. A projector comprising:
- a resin housing having a plurality of mounting portions;
- a hanging metal plate that is disposed inside the housing;
- at least one metal member that is disposed inside the housing and forms a loop shape by connecting to the hanging metal plate;
- a grounding member that is connected to the loop shape and grounds the hanging metal plate;
- a hanging metal fitting for fixing the housing to a wall surface or ceiling;
- a fixing member for fixing the hanging metal fitting from the outside of the housing to the plurality of mounting portions; and
- the hanging metal plate that is fixed to the hanging metal fitting through the fixing member in at least one of the mounting portions.
2. The projector according to claim 1,
- wherein the grounding member has a power supply inlet;
- the housing has a substantially rectangular structure, wherein the power supply inlet is exposed on a first surface, and the plurality of mounting portions are disposed on a second surface adjacent to the first surface;
- the mounting portions are located at a position closest to the first surface on the second surface among the plurality of mounting portions such that the fixing member fixes the hanging metal fitting to the hanging metal plate.
3. The projector according to claim 2,
- wherein the fixing member also penetrates the housing and fixes the hanging metal fitting to the hanging metal plate at the mounting portions that is located on the straight line that passes over the mounting portions at a position closest to the first surface and is approximately parallel to the straight side connecting the first surface and second surface.
4. The projector according to claim 1,
- wherein the fixing member conducts the hanging metal plate and the hanging metal fitting, and the hanging metal fitting constitutes a ground plane by contacting the wall surface or ceiling.
5. The projector according to claim 1,
- wherein the metal member includes a terminal panel forming a terminal port on the first surface of the housing, and a metal plate ground serving as a ground inside the housing, wherein the hanging metal plate is connected to the terminal panel, the terminal panel being connected to the metal plate ground, the metal plate ground being connected to the hanging metal plate, and
- wherein the hanging metal plate, the terminal panel, and the metal plate ground form the loop shape.
6. A method of holding a projector comprising:
- the projector that is configured to a resin housing having a plurality of mounting portions; a hanging metal plate that is disposed inside the housing; at least one metal member that is disposed inside the housing and that forms a loop shape by connecting to the hanging metal plate; a grounding member that is connected to the loop shape and grounds the hanging metal plate; a hanging metal fitting;
- the method comprising:
- fixing the hanging metal fitting to the plurality of mounting portions;
- fixing the hanging metal fitting to the hanging metal plate using a fixing member in at least one of the mounting portions:
- fixing the housing to a wall surface or ceiling.
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 27, 2018
Publication Date: Feb 4, 2021
Patent Grant number: 11281081
Inventor: Takayuki OKAMOTO (Tokyo)
Application Number: 17/042,064